Ce classement du 21 juin 1981 reflète la popularité des singles les plus écoutés et vendus sur une semaine. Il permet ainsi de renseigner avec la meilleure représentativité possible.
Classement des tubes en France
| TW | Artiste | Titre | Wks | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISAGE | Fade to grey | 15 | 1 |
| 2 | ROXY MUSIC | Jealous guy | 14 | 4 |
| 3 | HERBERT LEONARD | Pour le plaisir | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | MICHEL SARDOU | Etre une femme | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | BLACK SLATE | Amigo | 14 | 7 |
| 6 | MOON MARTIN | Bad news | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | JOE DOLCE | Shaddap you face | 10 | 13 |
| 8 | GARLAND JEFFREYS | Modern lovers | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | PIERRE BACHELET | Elle est d'ailleurs | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | YVES SIMON | Qu'est-ce que sera demain | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | KIM LARSEN | Donnez-moi du feu | 8 | 16 |
| 12 | ROBERT PALMER | Looking for clues | 16 | 6 |
| 13 | QUINCY JONES | Aï no corrida | 7 | 14 |
| 14 | LE GRAND ORCHESTRE DU SPLENDID | Radio pirate | 10 | 9 |
| 15 | SHEILA | Et ne la ramène pas | 9 | 11 |
| 16 | BIJOU | Rock à la radio | 15 | 18 |
| 17 | KIM CARNES | Bette Davis eyes | 8 | 23 |
| 18 | PHILIPPE CHATEL | Tout quitter, mais tout emporter | 9 | 22 |
| 19 | KIM WILDE | Kids in America | 8 | 25 |
| 20 | JEAN-MICHEL JARRE | Les chants magnétiques part II | 8 | 26 |
| 21 | STRAY CATS | Rock this town | 7 | 27 |
| 22 | PHIL COLLINS | In the air tonight | 15 | 17 |
| 23 | MIREILLE MATHIEU | Bravo tu as gagné | 13 | 21 |
| 24 | STRAY CATS | Runaway boys | 16 | 12 |
| 25 | GRACE JONES | I've seen that face before (Libertango) | 8 | 35 |
| 26 | PLASTIC BERTRAND | Hula hoop | 4 | 30 |
| 27 | JEAN-PATRICK CAPDEVIELLE | Oh chiquita | 16 | 19 |
| 28 | RICHARD GOTAINER | Chipie | 14 | 20 |
| 29 | LIME | your love | 5 | 43 |
| 30 | MICHEL JONASZ | Joueurs de blues | 5 | 31 |
| 31 | DANIEL BALAVOINE | Lipstick polychrome | 8 | 36 |
| 32 | KENNY ROGERS | Lady | 13 | 24 |
| 33 | FRANCOISE HARDY | Villégiature | 5 | 37 |
| 34 | ELTON JOHN | J'veux d'la tendresse | 3 | 39 |
| 35 | SYLVIE VARTAN | L'amour c'est comme une cigarette | 3 | 52 |
| 36 | JULIO IGLESIAS | Viens m'embrasser | 4 | 40 |
| 37 | ALAIN BASHUNG | Vertige de l'amour | 22 | 28 |
| 38 | PINO D'ANGIO | Una notte da impazzire | 5 | 41 |
| 39 | RITA LEE | Lança perfume | 14 | 45 |
| 40 | GROVER WASHINGTON JR. & BILL WITHERS | Just the two of us | 7 | 46 |
| 41 | TAXI GIRL | Cherchez le garçon | 18 | 32 |
| 42 | BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST | Waiting on the borderline | 4 | 34 |
| 43 | ALAIN CHAMFORT | Bambou | 4 | 53 |
| 44 | FRANCOIS VALERY | Chanson d'adieu | 2 | 49 |
| 45 | REO SPEEDWAGON | Keep on loving you | 11 | 33 |
| 46 | VIVIAN REED | Faith and fire | 3 | 51 |
| 47 | BUZY | Dyslexique | 3 | 74 |
| 48 | SISTER SLEDGE | All american girls | 17 | 42 |
| 49 | YOKO ONO | Walking on thin ice | 10 | 29 |
| 50 | VERONIQUE SANSON | Doux dehors, fou dedans | 7 | 44 |
| 51 | TAXXI | Not me girl | 9 | 38 |
| 52 | IRON MAIDEN | Wrathchild | 6 | 54 |
| 53 | JAIRO | Forte più forte di me (woman in love) | 1 | NEW |
| 54 | EDDY MITCHELL | Y'a rien qui remplace un amour | 2 | 57 |
| 55 | THE WHISPERS | It's a love thing | 9 | 47 |
| 56 | FREDDIE JAMES | Music takes me higher | 2 | 68 |
| 57 | PATRICK COUTIN | J'aime regarder les filles | 3 | 84 |
| 58 | DEMIS ROUSSOS | La course infinie | 2 | 62 |
| 59 | KATE BUSH | Army dreamers | 6 | 64 |
| 60 | NEW MUSIK | Churches | 8 | 92 |
| 61 | CAPTAIN MUSTARD | Funky burger | 1 | NEW |
| 62 | STEVIE WONDER | Lately | 5 | 66 |
| 63 | ROMAIN DIDIER | Amnésie | 4 | 80 |
| 64 | MINO | Les mocassins | 6 | 69 |
| 65 | MICHELE TORR | De l'amour | 6 | 73 |
| 66 | FRANKIE SMITH | Double dutch bus | 18 | 58 |
| 67 | JOHN LENNON | Woman | 18 | 55 |
| 68 | JONA LEWIE | Louise (we get it right) | 2 | 71 |
| 69 | MAG & THE SUSPECTS | Thousands dead | 1 | NEW |
| 70 | O.M.D. | Enola gay | 25 | 60 |
| 71 | DAVE | L'année de l'amour | 2 | 77 |
| 72 | BILLY SQUIER | The stroke | 2 | 72 |
| 73 | SECRETS | Mr. boogie man | 1 | NEW |
| 74 | ADAM & THE ANTS | Stand and deliver | 5 | 75 |
| 75 | HEAVEN 17 | (We don't need this) fascist groove thang | 2 | 76 |
| 76 | JEAN SCHULTHEIS | Confidence pour confidence | 1 | NEW |
| 77 | GEORGE HARRISON | All those years ago | 3 | 93 |
| 78 | SANTANA | I love you much too much | 8 | 61 |
| 79 | RIKA ZARAI | Coccinelle | 1 | NEW |
| 80 | LUCID BEAUSONGE | Lettre à un rêveur | 3 | 82 |
| 81 | SHALAMAR | Make that move | 7 | 83 |
| 82 | FIREFLY | Love is gonna be on your side | 3 | 85 |
| 83 | GINO SOCCIO | Try it out | 2 | 89 |
| 84 | ORIGINAL MIRRORS | Dancing with the rebels | 1 | RE |
| 85 | AC/DC | Back in black | 1 | NEW |
| 86 | TOMMY NILSSON | No way no how | 3 | 98 |
| 87 | RENAUD | C'est un mauvais garçon | 7 | 67 |
| 88 | ROSE TATOO | Bad boy for love | 1 | NEW |
| 89 | THE WHO | You better you bet | 5 | 78 |
| 90 | MICHEL KRICORIAN | Le speed de Corneille (Chimène) | 1 | NEW |
| 91 | JONA LEWIE | Stop the cavalry | 21 | 65 |
| 92 | THE CLASH | The magnificent seven | 18 | 56 |
| 93 | MATCHBOX | Babe's in the wood | 1 | NEW |
| 94 | BERNARD LAVILLIERS | Betty | 1 | NEW |
| 95 | STARSHOOTER | Quel bel avenir | 1 | NEW |
| 96 | STARS ON 45 | Stars on 45 | 5 | 50 |
| 97 | JEAN GABILOU | Humanahum | 7 | 70 |
| 98 | MADNESS | Grey day | 2 | 86 |
| 99 | GARY BROOKER | Home lovin' | 1 | NEW |
| 100 | WC 3 | Poupée be.bop | 1 | NEW |
